Patience is the companion of wisdom.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
The measure of love is to love without measure.
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
The heart is restless until it rests in you.
In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
Love is the beauty of the soul.
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
The purpose of all wars, plagues, and famines is to teach people geography.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.
Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
You cannot live well if you do not think well.
St Augustine Quotes – Wisdom from a Great Theologian part 2
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
Solve the problems of others as if they were your own, because their problems are also your problems.
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist, there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
Our hearts are made for you, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.
God loves everyone where they are, but he loves them too much to let them stay there.
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
The world is a great book, of which those who never stir from home read only a page.
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure.
You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You.
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
If you believe what you like in the gospels and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
Honor the physicians for their services, for the Lord created them; for from the most high he made a healing balm and a physician who is worthy of honor.
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.
God does not command impossibilities, but by commanding admonishes you to do what you can and to pray for what you cannot, and aids you so that you might be able.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Our life and death are with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our neighbor, we have sinned against Christ.
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
He has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but he has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
Faith is believing what you do not see. The reward of faith is seeing what you believe.
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
Respect the divine image and do not degrade your noble birthright.
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
You shot me, you murdered me, and yet you saw no crime. I saw a crime, but I cannot take vengeance.
It is human to enjoy beauty, but it is divine to contemplate it.
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